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Past Conferences Select year for other conference pages: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 , 2003 , 2002 , 2001 See also the Events Reports section |
| Dec 2011 | ||
| 1 Dec | Birmingham | PANAGIOTIS AGAPITOS (Cyprus) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2011-12 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436), 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| Nov 2011 | ||
| 3 Nov | London | SPBS AUTUMN LECTURE Professor Michelle Brown (School of Advanced Study, University of London) The Autumn Lecture of the SPBS will be given by Professor Michelle Brown on Thursday 3rd November 2011 at 5.30pm in the Anatomy Museum, King’s Building, King’s College London, Strand, WC2. The Lecture will be followed by refreshments. All members are most warmly encouraged to attend. |
| 17 Nov | Birmingham | PETER MACKRIDGE (Oxford) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2011-12 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436), 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 17- 18 Nov | Mainz | A wonderful aspect and of abundant avail? Man and his Environment in the Byzantine Empire Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz Although environmental archaeology has a considerable research tradition, it was not until the early 1990s that its methods sporadically began to be taken into account on excavations of Byzantine sites. More than that, the manifold interdependencies between man and his environment as well as the perception and appraisal of nature as an incentive for human actions are still dealt with only peripherally. The purpose of the conference is to give scholars of different fields –
ranging from Archaeological Sciences to Byzantine Studies – the
opportunity to present each other their methods, their results, and
the potential of their research projects. Thus we want to conjointly
uncover innovative paths and techniques for an up-to-date Byzantine Contact and registration: [posted on BEDLAM, 14th Oct 2011] |
| October 2011 | ||
| 7-8 Oct | London | Conference: Matter of Faith See Treasures of Heaven exhibition website |
| 20 Oct | Birmingham | ANGUS STEWART (St Andrews) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2011-12 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436), 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 20-23 Oct | Chicago | The Thirty-Seventh Annual Byzantine Studies Conference DePaul University in Chicago |
| 21-23 Oct | Amsterdam | FIRST AMSTERDAM MEETING ON BYZANTINE AND OTTOMAN ARCHAEOLOGY 21 October 22 October 23 October The conference is organised by Dr Joanita Vroom and |
| 27 Oct | Birmingham | AGLAE PIZZONE (Durham) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2011-12 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436), 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| September 2011 | ||
| 6-9 Sept | Salerno, Italy | 3rd International Conference of Mediterranean Worlds An interdisciplinary conference organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University in collaboration with the Department of Historical and Social Sciences, University of Salerno, The Mediterranean Seminar-UCSC and Research Centre of Trans-Mediterranean Studies -Institut für Kunstgeschichte, University of Bern. Whether the Mediterranean facilitates cultural and ethnic interplay, or whether we view it as a barrier that separates civilisations and traditions, a close study of Mediterranean economic exchange can be revealing. The history of transportation and commercial activities tells stories of man and culture; the nature of individuals and societies; problems inherent in shipping routes, and currencies. Commercial activity, for the purpose of this conference, is the method of mapping, reading and comprehending the Mediterranean world, and dialogue with societies beyond its internal shores. We hope that our rubric of 'Mediterranean Worlds' is broad enough to encompass the work of scholars researching across the whole range of aspects of the Mediterranean literature, while at the same time highlighting this year's special topic of 'commerce, capital and trade routes'. We welcome the submission of papers and panel proposals on: Please check the website for further information and updates. |
| 14-15 Sept | Russia | The State Hermitage Christian East Committee Conference Scholars are invited to submit proposals for papers to explore the various aspects of literary text's existence and interpretation developed in the culture of Christian East area. The deadline for submitting proposals is March, 2011. You can e-mail the abstract of your paper to Orient Chretien [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 19-21 Sept | Poznan | Homo qui sentit Malgorzata Dabrowska will give a paper: The Emotional Intelligence of Manuel II Palaiologos (in Polish). |
| 21-24 Sept | Halberstadt | Forum in Medieval Art For further information on the conference and the sessions please visit our website |
| 23-25 Sept | Rome | 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage Some suggestions concerning the themes that could be tackled: Organizers: Bruno Callegher and Arianna D’Ottone |
| 23-25 Sept | Birmingham | Imperial legacies in the Mediterranean World Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham. |
| 27-29 Sept | Moscow | International Symposium: The Proceedings of the Symposium will be published in a separate volume containing the abstracts of papers given at the Symposium. Outline of the Symposium’s Research Programme From our perspective, the introduction and spread of the term hierotopy amongst scholars and the increasing possibility of the hierotopic approach as an auxiliary aid to research have not only offered the opportunity to look afresh at many “customary” phenomena, but also substantially to expand the field of the historical studies. It is noteworthy that this whole aspect of the creative process was left out of scholarship and was not studied or described at all, exactly due to the absence of the hierotopic approach which evades positivist classification. For instance, such considerable phenomenon as the dramaturgy of light has been left outside the scope of traditional fields of study. At the same time, we know precisely from the written sources (e.g. Byzantine monastic ceremonials) how detailed the system of church lighting was, as it was dynamically changing during the church services. At certain points of the church service some relevant images (icons, frescoes) or venerated relics would be purposefully highlighted, thus structuring the perception of the whole church space or logically ordering the interpretation of sequences of the most significant liturgical elements during the service. In these circumstances it is only fair to refer to dramaturgy or drama, as the dramatic-artistic aspect contained in this creative activity was to no extent lesser than the symbolical-ritual one. For more information, contact: The Chair of the Symposium Committee Alexei Lidov |
| 29 Sept -1 Oct | Tbilisi | Figure and Ornament: Aesthetics, Art and Architecture in the Caucasus region, from 400 to 1650 George Chubinashvili National Research Centre, Tbilisi, the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, and the University of Basel For further information contact: Marina Kevkhishvili and Natia Natsvlishvili. |
| July 2011 | ||
| 5 July | London | Professor Robin Cormack Tuesday 5th July 2011 at 7.00pm An illustrated lecture by Robin Cormack, Emeritus Professor, History of Art, University of London. Robin Cormack is author of Icons (British Museum and Harvard University Press 2007). His current research interest is the culture of Monastery of St Catherine’s at Sinai from Late Antiquity onwards. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org. Organised by the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies and the Hellenic Centre. |
| 4-6 July | Southampton | **CALL FOR PAPERS** BIANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN Cultures, Communities and Conflicts in the Medieval Mediterranean Keynote Speakers: The University of Southampton is proud to host the 2011 biannual conference of the Society for the medieval Mediterranean. This three-day conference will bring together scholars to explore the interaction of the various peoples, societies, faiths and cultures of the medieval Mediterranean, a region which had been commonly represented as divided by significant religious and cultural differences. The objective of the conference is to highlight the extent to which the medieval Mediterranean was not just an area of conflict but also a highly permeable frontier across which people, goods and ideas crossed and influenced neighbouring cultures and societies. We invite papers, together with abstracts, in the fields of archaeology, art and architecture, ethnography, history (including the history of science and medicine), languages, literature, music, philosophy and religion, and specifically on the following topics: Activities of missionary orders Please send abstracts of papers of 300 words maximum together with a brief CV to the organisers, Dr Francois Soyer and Dr Rebecca Bridgman. Please send any other enquiries to this address too. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is the beginning of October. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 8-9 July | London | **CALL FOR PAPERS** The Crusades, Islam and Byzantium This is a conference aimed at those in the latter stages of their PhD, those engaged in post- doctoral research, or early career academics. It is intended to bring together people from across these three subject areas to generate scholarly contacts and to give an insight into the workings and approaches of these fields; it will also provide participants with an opportunity to have their work analysed by contemporaries and a panel of distinguished commentators. The conference will discuss pre-circulated papers of 5,000 words. Interested parties should, in the first instance, send a proposal of 500 words to one of the convenors listed below by 30 October 2010. Completed papers will be required by 30 April 2011 for circulation. The conference will also feature full-length lectures by leading scholars. Those who wish to listen and comment on the papers, rather than presenting their own work, are very welcome to attend. They are invited to contact Dr Jochen Schenk by 30 June 2011 and are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with the content in advance. We hope to be able to offer some financial support – details of this and the format of the meeting will follow via the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East website at: http://www.sscle.org. Those travelling from abroad may wish to know that the Leeds International Medieval Congress follows the week after this event. For further information, please contact Professor Jonathan Phillips (Royal Holloway, University of London), [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 11-14 July | Leeds | International Medieval Congress at Leeds Timothy Dawson, 12 July, Session 822: The Rich Man's Feast and the Poor Man's Fare: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Food and Nutritional Health in the Middle Ages. Many people are aware of the cookbook of Apicius from the earlier Roman Empire. A thousand years was to pass before a comparable document is preserved, the eleventh century volume known today in truncated form as the "Baghdad Cookbook". Yet the very phenomenon of cookery books belies the fact that cookery is always, in essence, an art rather than a science. Literature from the Roman Empire in that thousand year hiatus and beyond provides a plethora of evidence which can be used in conjunction with archaeology and art to evoke a savour of the cuisine of the empire at various social levels. The most dense data come from medicinal diet guides, although they must be approached with some caution as it is not entirely clear how much they influenced, or were influenced by, common practice. More reliable are the scattered references to popular or common foods and dishes. Comparisons to the Baghdad Cookbook and other eastern source are useful, as they derive from a more closely related cultural milieu than Europe. The use of contemporary equipment and methods makes a significant contribution to the goal of achieving some semblance of authenticity. The resemblance modern results bear to those of the period is, of course, inestimable in any scientific sense, yet they can indicate reasons why certain dishes and combinations of ingredients are recorded as being popular amongst the citizens of Rômania. Gary Pitts will give a paper on comparative attitudes and approaches to financial risk (Muslim, Jewish and Easter/Western Christian) in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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| 13-15 July | Melbourne | Text, Illustration, Revival: Ancient Drama from Late Antiquity to 1550 Confirmed speakers so far include Gianni Guastella (University of Siena), who has written several seminal publications on the reception of Roman comedy in the Italian Renaissance, Dorota Dutsch (University of California, Santa Barbara), author of Feminine Discourses in Roman Comedy (Oxford 2008), who has most recently been investigating the semiotics of gesture in the illustrated Terence manuscripts; and Bernard Muir (University of Melbourne), a world authority on the digitization of manuscripts, who has published extensively on Latin palaeography and on the mediaeval transmission of texts, and who most recently, with Andrew Turner, is the editor of a digital facsimile of a 12th-century manuscript of Terence from Oxford (Terence’s Comedies, Bodleian Digital Texts 2, Oxford 2010). We are hopeful that selected proceedings will eventually be published following the conference. Please direct any enquiries to: |
| 27 July | Eastbourne | Helen Rufus-Ward Friends of the Towner Art Gallery at the Underground Theatre, Eastbourne |
| June 2011 | ||
| 4 June | Oxford | Book Production in the Byzantine World Attendance is free and open to the public. For further information:georgi.parpulov@history.ox.ac.uk |
| 27 June - 1 July | Glasgow | Looking back and looking forward 27 June – 1 July, 9th International Conference of the Society for Emblem Studies Efthymia Priki: Transformations of the Dream: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili in 16th century France |
| 27-28 June | Birmingham | Re-imagining the Past Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham. See website for further information. |
| April 2011 | ||
| 8-10 April | Newcastle | 2011 spring Symposium 44th Spring Symposium in Byzantine Studies to be held at the University of Newcastle. For details please see our Symposium pages. |
| March 2011 | ||
| 4-5 Mar | Oxford | OBS International Graduate Conference 2011 As the title suggests, the temporal scope of the conference is envisaged to stretch from the rise of Constantine to the fall of Constantinople. Within this rough time frame, we encourage papers dealing with the Byzantine world as well as those surrounding regions which had direct interactions with it, including the Near and Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, the Eurasian Steppe and Transcaucasia. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is Monday, 18 January 2011. This year, we will be accepting papers in English and French. Last year's conference was a resounding success both in the number of international graduates who attended as well as in the quality of papers. This year, we would like to build on that and also look into the possibility of publishing a selection of papers. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 8 Mar | London | Irene Giviashvili (Florence): Oshki monastery church as the reflection of political and cultural history of Georgia King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. See website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 10 Mar | Birmingham | Frances Durkin (Birmingham) Kyle Sinclair (Birmingham) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11. Seminars co-organised with the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages (CeSMA): Conflict and Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 17-19 Mar | Toronto | Iconoclasm: The Breaking and Making of Images The 22nd annual conference of the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto in March 2011 will focus on the idea of Iconoclasm, the breaking of images and the making of icons. The word 'iconoclasm' is weighted with a long history of religious significance, from the Byzantine war on religious icons of the 8th- and 9th-centuries and the Protestant reformation in the 16th century, to the Taliban's destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan in the 21st century. But the idea of destroying or defacing images, especially images that convey aspects of cultural dominance or, conversely, pose a threat to that dominance, is as often political as religious: think of the Chinese Cultural Revolution or graffiti moustaches. Political iconoclasm, unlike religious iconoclasm, does not object to representation as such but rather to certain images that have been granted the status of icons. However, any act of desecrating symbols of authority itself often takes on iconic status: take, for example, photos of the pulling down of statues from Romania to Iraq. Please check the website for updates [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 24 Mar | Birmingham | Jonathan Riley-Smith (Cambridge) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11. Seminars co-organised with the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages (CeSMA): Conflict and Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| February 2011 | ||
| 22 Feb | London | Michalis Olympios (Nicosia): Stripped from the altar, recycled, forgotten: the altarpiece in Lusignan Cyprus King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. See website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 25-27 Feb | Cambridge | The Friends of Mount Athos will hold their next residential conference at Madingley Hall, Cambridge, over the weekend of 25-27 February 2011. The theme will be "The Earthly Heaven": The Mother of God and the Holy Mountain. The conference is open to members and non-members alike. The conference is open to members and non-members alike. |
| February 2011 | ||
| 1 Feb | London | Staffan Wahlgren (Trondheim): The chronicle of the Logothete: the sequel King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. See website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 10 Feb | Birmingham | Lucy-Anne Hunt (Manchester) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11. Seminars co-organised with the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages (CeSMA): Conflict and Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| January 2011 | ||
| 18 Jan | London | Kostis Smyrlis (New York) King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. See website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 19 Jan | Cardiff | The Sons of Constantine 10am-5pm Provisional Programme: If you wish to attend please confirm by e-mail to either: [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 27 Jan | Birmingham | Andrew Jotischky (Lancaster) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11. Seminars co-organised with the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages (CeSMA): Conflict and Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| December 2010 | ||
| 5 Dec | Birmingham | winter Symposium Programme: Venue: King's College London, Strand Campus, King's Building K2.31. 2 - 5.30pm Booking fee: £10 members, £8 student members, £15 non-members [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 7 Dec | London | Tassos Papacostas (KCL): Renaissance architecture in Venetian Cyprus: how much was there? King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 9 Dec | Birmingham | John Fisher (Bristol) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| November 2010 | ||
| tbc | London | The annual London University Workshop on Greek Texts, Manuscripts and Scribes will be held at the Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB in November 2010 (date to be confirmed). Designed for MA and research students who pursue research in Classical and Byzantine texts preserved in manuscripts, the Workshop will present research methods and techniques used in tracing published texts, manuscripts and scribes. Students shall be given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Warburg Institute’s collection of printed books and electronic resources, including the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and Pinakes. For further information please contact Charalambos Dendrinos |
| 2 Nov | London | Vassiliki Penna (Athens): Byzantine coins: imperial images and their reflections. King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 3 Nov | London | Dr Maria Lilimbaki-Akamati (Emeritus Ephor of Antiquites) & Professor Ioannis Akamatis (Thessaloniki): Pella: the capital of Philip II & Alexander the Great Greek Archaeological Committee (UK) Lecture, Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 4 Nov | London | AUTUMN LECTURE of the spbs The Autumn Lecture of the SPBS will be given by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia on Thursday 4th November 2010 at 5.30pm in the Research Forum of the Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, All members are most warmly encouraged to attend. Poster (jpg) for distribution. |
| 18-19 Nov | Poland | Oskar Halecki and his Vision of Europe |
| 18 Nov | Birmingham | Meaghan McEvoy (Oxford) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 23 Nov | London | Nadine Schibille (Oxford): What can the chemical analysis of glass reveal about Byzantine material culture? King’s College London: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| October 2010 | ||
| 14 Oct | Birmingham | Postgraduates of the Centre Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 21 Oct | Birmingham | Antonios Anastasopoulos (Crete) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| 21-24 Oct | Istanbul | Istanbul Sehir University Symposium Istanbul Sehir University and the World History Association proudly announce a symposium focusing on the world-historical significance of Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations, 330-1922. The symposium will consist of 30 papers plus a keynote address and several other plenary sessions. The official languages of the symposium will be English and Turkish. Panel and paper proposals dealing with either Byzantine or Ottoman civilizations (or both) in the context of world history and across all relevant disciplines are invited and should be submitted electronically no later than 1 October 2009 to the World History Association's dedicated web page, which will be up by 15 July 2009. Delivery time for each paper must not exceed 20 minutes. Panels, each of which is two hours in length, should consist of a chair, four paper presenters, and a discussant. A committee will review all proposals and make its decision regarding acceptances by 15 November 2009. Criteria for acceptance include a proposal's world-historical scope, its originality, and its depth of scholarship. Successful participants must pay their own travel and lodging expenses. However, Istanbul Sehir University will assist conferees in securing accommodations at nearby 4- and 5-star hotels at deeply discounted conference rates. Moreover participants who are presenting will be hosted daily for lunch and dinner throughout the conference and will enjoy a complimentary city tour to major Byzantine and Ottoman sites. There is no registration fee. Persons not presenting a paper may also register for the conference,attend at no fee, and will be eligible for the discounted lodging. On-line registration will be found as early as 15 July 2009 at the WHA website. In order to participate in any capacity, persons must register on-line no later than 15 September 2010. The conference organizers will endeavor to publish selected papers delivered at the symposium. Questions and inquiries should be directed to A. J. Andrea Hayrettin Yucesoy or Nurullah Ardiç Periodic informational updates will appear at http://www.thewha.org beginning September 2009. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 28 Oct | Birmingham | James Ker-Lindsay (London) Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham: General Seminar programme 2010-11 The Centre’s General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436) 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15 pm, unless otherwise stated and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre for Byzanitne, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. |
| September 2010 | ||
| 1-3 Sept | Durham | The Third British Patristics Conference For further details see the website or contact britishpatristics@googlemail.com |
| August 2010 | ||
| 2-6 Aug | Ankara | 12th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas |
| 7 Aug | Brisbane, Australia | Ancient History Day Dr A.R. Brown will give a paper: Animals as Entertainment in Late Antiquity. |
| July 2010 | ||
| 9 July | London | One-day conference A one-day conference organised by Dr Nikolaos Chrissis and Michael Carr, under the auspices of the SSCLE, with the sponsorship of the Department of History of Royal Holloway, University of London, and with further support and funding by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (SPHS). The conference will be dedicated in memory of Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos, student of the Hellenic Institute and the History Department of Royal Holloway (1980-2009). The conference will explore new aspects of the interaction between Byzantine Greeks, Latins and Turks in the period between the Fourth Crusade (1204) and the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It will combine the participants' original research on crusading in the Greek East in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, with the latest advances in Byzantine and Crusade historiography. A broad range of themes will be explored, including the implementation and evolution of the crusade in the area, the religious landscape and political balance of a land shared by Orthodox Greeks, Catholic Latins and Muslim Turks, and the role of trade in fostering closer contact between the three sides. The conference programme brings together both established academics and postdoctoral research students from Britain and beyond. There is no registration fee, but those who wish to attend should register with Michael Carr or Nikolaos Chrissis. |
| 12-15 July | Leeds | International MEDIEVAL Conference To commemorate the 550th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry 'the Navigator' of Portugal, the International Medieval Congress 2010 has the special thematic focus 'Travel and Exploration'. The voyages undertaken in the name of Henry of Portugal exemplify many of the motives that had long driven people to travel and explore: the prospect of wealth, trade, and territory, knowledge and curiosity, piety and religious zeal, legends and external salvation. The Congress seeks to provide a forum for debates on the motives, processes, and effects of travel and exploration, not only by Latin Christians in the so-called 'Age of Discovery', but across cultures, and throughout the medieval period. What motives prompted travel and exploration in the Middle Ages? Were the factors that drove exploration and travel in and from Europe the same as in other cultures? How do travel and exploration and their effects resonate through written, material, and visual culture? We welcome papers and sessions on all aspects of travel and exploration, broadly understood, including travel as a means of cultural, political, and commercial interaction, ethnography, mental travel, spiritual journeys, the literature of utopia, travel to any place in our world and beyond, journeys 'real' and 'fictitious'. We would particularly encourage submissions with cross-cultural and comparative approaches, and in this context welcome sessions that reach beyond the conventional chronological and geographical borders of the European Middle Ages. Aspects may include: We prefer proposals to be completed online - a quick, easy, and secure method. The online proposal form will be available from 1 May 2009. Hard copies of the proposal forms are available on request. Paper proposals must be submitted by 31 August 2009; session proposals must be submitted by 30 September 2009. Further details: Axel E. W. Müller, International Medieval Congress, Institute for Medieval Studies, Parkinson 1.03, University of Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT, UK [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| July | Lincoln | International Summer School in The Third Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography will take place in the summer of 2010. Further information will appear in the school’s website in the autumn of 2009. The Summer School addresses advanced undergraduate as well as postgraduate students working in subject areas such as classics (Greek language and literature), medieval and early modern Greek philology, patristics, theology, art history and archaeology, and late antique, medieval, and Byzantine literary and cultural history. |
| June 2010 | ||
| 3-6 June | Istanbul | 2nd International Conference of Mediterranean Worlds An international conference organized by the Department of History of the Eastern Mediterranean University & Department of Historical and Social Sciences of the University of Salerno & Department of History of Istanbul Sehir University. The idea, and the ideal, of 'Mediterranean' have always been hotly debated. From the Pirennian disruption of Mohammed (vis-à-vis Charlemagne), via the Braudelian concept of unity in the long durèe, to the more recent ecological and geographical approaches of Horden and Purcell, 'Mediterraneanism' (the peculiar characteristics that the cultures living around the Mediterranean had, and still have, in common), has stimulated and perplexed the scholarly mind. Historians in particular are often on the lookout for unity, distinctiveness and connectivity binding together peoples, cultures and imaginaries, inhabiting its coastlines. The 'Mediterranean world' therefore, traversing different historical periods, has given rise to an impressive volume of extraordinary interpretations, life-world strategies, and symbolic constructions. Such activity manifests itself in the remarkable literature, art, philosophies, religions, archaeological readings, political theories and economic practices, of the region. Themes Contacts: history@sehir.edu.tr & luca.zavagno@emu.edu.tr [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 9 June | Oxford | THE AVERIL CAMERON LECTURES IN LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE STUDIES Professor Chris Wickham In honour of Prof. Dame Averil Cameron, FBA at 5pm on the following Wednesdays in the Lecture Theatre, The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles, Oxford. The lectures are open to all members of the University, as well as to members of the general public. |
| 10-11 June | Tours, France | international conference Keynote speaker: Maureen Miller (University of California Berkeley) The history of many European cities was shaped by one or more saintly figures whose ties to the city—real or imagined—had both spiritual and tangible consequences. The topography of the city, its economy, its institutions, its liturgy, its reputation, and even its inhabitants’ sense of civic pride, could all be shaped by and were dependent upon an idiosyncratic understanding of the saint’s association with the city. The figure of the bishop-saint, moreover, bestowed with extraordinary spiritual and temporal prerogatives, represents a distinctive type which this conference seeks to address. What was his impact on religious, political, and cultural practices and institutions in a given city? What are some of the privileges associated with promoting his cult? In what ways do local claims on the bishop-saint evince tensions on a regional/national level or between elites and the masses? Possible perspectives on these and other related issues may include, but are not restricted to liturgy, music, hagiography, art history, theology, history, and paleography. The conference is sponsored by the Université François-Rabelais de Tours, and by Le Studium. Program committee: Christine Bousquet (University of Tours), Yossi Maurey (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem/ Le Studium). [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 17-20 June | Madrid | THE 8th annual Conference of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies There will be a Panel discussion entitled Dionysius the Areopagite between Orthodoxy and Heresy, chaired by Filip Ivanovic. See the Conference website for more information. |
| 24-26 June | Dijon, France | International Conference An international Word & Image conference will be held at the Université de Bourgogne (Dijon, France) in association with the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), the Université Paris-Diderot, the bilingual journal Interfaces, the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the Musée Magnin in Dijon. We are delighted to announce that John Dixon Hunt, Liliane Louvel and Peter Wagner will give plenary conference addresses. The conference will focus on the current state of the art in Word & Image theory, and it will also be an opportunity to commemorate the recent passing of Michel Baridon - one of the founding members of the journal in 1991. The papers selected by the scientific committee will be published in Interfaces, as a sequel to the 1994 issue of the review (Interfaces 5, La théorisation de la relation image/texte/langage). Visit the website for more information. |
| 14-15 June | London | Liquid & Multiple Room G 22 /26, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU The capture of Constantinople by the crusaders in 1204 led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire, stimulated transformations in the Balkans and resulted in the colonisation of Greece by Franks and Italians. Segmentation of state formations during the following period makes it a challenge for historical analysis, for which prosopography can be helpful. The colloquium will bring together speakers who are looking at the politically fragmented and culturally diverse area of the Aegean post 1204 from a wide range of perspectives, but with a common focus on persons and the multiplicity of their identities. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| May 2010 | ||
| 5 May | Oxford | THE AVERIL CAMERON LECTURES IN LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE STUDIES Professor Guy Stroumsa In honour of Prof. Dame Averil Cameron, FBA at 5pm on the following Wednesdays in the Lecture Theatre, The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles, Oxford. The lectures are open to all members of the University, as well as to members of the general public. |
| 12 May | Reading | joint archaeological research seminar The Centre for Institutional Performance and the Research Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at the University of Reading are pleased to announce a one-day joint archaeological research seminar on: Van Emden lecture theatre, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HUMSS), Whiteknights campus, University of Reading, Reading. Provisional programme |
| 19 May | Oxford | THE AVERIL CAMERON LECTURES IN LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE STUDIES Professor Elizabeth Jeffreys In honour of Prof. Dame Averil Cameron, FBA at 5pm on the following Wednesdays in the Lecture Theatre, The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles, Oxford. The lectures are open to all members of the University, as well as to members of the general public. |
| 27-29 May | London | New Light on Old Glass: Byzantine Glass and Mosaics A 3-day conference on Byzantine glass will be held at the British Museum in London 27-29 May 2010. The conference is being organised by Chris Entwistle, Curator of the Late Roman and Byzantine Collections, and Liz James, Director of the Leverhulme International Network for the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae (University of Sussex). The three days will cover topics such as glass and mosaics, gold glass, the Lycurgus Cup, techniques of manufacture, new discoveries in Byzantine glass. Confirmed speakers include: Tassos Antonaras (Thessaloniki), Claudia Bolgia (Edinburgh), Cristina Boschetti (Nottingham), Jas' Elsner (Oxford and Chicago), Ian Freestone (Cardiff), Yael Gorin Rosen (Jerusalem), Daniel Howells (Sussex), Judith Mckenzie (Oxford), Martine Newby, Nadine Schibille (Oxford), Marianne Stern (Netherlands), Ann Terry (USA), Marco Verità (Venice), Hanna Witte (Germany), David Whitehouse (Corning), Gary Vikan (Walters Art Gallery). Programme and booking information will be sent out soon. For preliminary interest and questions contact Bente Bjornholt Art History, Unversity of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QQ, UK. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| April 2010 | ||
| 23-24 April | Birmingham | Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages All delegates are invited to attend an evening meal after the first day’s sessions. Refreshments will be provided throughout the second day, which will conclude with an informal roundtable discussion and wine reception. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 28 April | Oxford | THE AVERIL CAMERON LECTURES IN LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE STUDIES Professor Judith Herrin (London) In honour of Prof. Dame Averil Cameron, FBA at 5pm on the following Wednesdays in the Lecture Theatre, The Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles, Oxford. The lectures are open to all members of the University, as well as to members of the general public. |
| 30 April - 2 May | Dumbarton Oaks | 2010 spring Symposium The program and registration form for the 2010 Spring Symposium in Byzantine Studies to be held at Dumbarton Oaks. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| March 2010 | ||
| 2 Mar | London | Arietta Papaconstantinou (University of Oxford) Language change in Egypt and the Near East after the Arab conquest. King's College London, Centre for Hellenic Studies: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar 2009-10 Seminars will be held at 5.30 on alternate Tuesdays at the Waterloo Campus in Room 1.62 of the Franklin-Wilkins Building, on Stamford Street near Waterloo station. |
| 4 Mar | Oxford | GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINT Anneli Aejmelaeus (Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Culture and Literature, University of Helsinki) Hilary Term 2010 |
| 4 Mar | Birmingham | Angeliki Lymberopoulou (The Open University) Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 12-13 Mar | London | LATE ANTIQUE ARCHAEOLOGY 2010 LOCAL ECONOMIES? PRODUCTION & EXCHANGE OF INLAND REGIONS IN LATE ANTIQUITY Studies of the late antique economy often stress sea-borne interregional trade as a motor of prosperity. But why were inland regions able to flower at this time? Was wealth generated mainly by local production and exchange? How important was this to the economy as a whole? FRIDAY 12TH MARCH (in the Great Hall) SATURDAY 13TH MARCH (in Safra Lecture Theatre) Prosperity in Inland Regions (forms of production) Regional exchange (forms of consumption) Entrance is free, though places are limited. To reserve a place please email. Held at the Strand Campus, King's College London. Our location details can be found here. Nearest Tube is Temple station. For flights try skyscanner. Cheap UK train tickets can be obtained from trainline. Ask for GroupSave4 tickets: 4 people for the price of 2. Organised by the University of Kent (Centre for Late Antique Generously supported by Museum Selection and Brill Academic Publishers. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 16 Mar | London | Georgi Parpulov (University of Oxford) King's College London, Centre for Hellenic Studies: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar 2009-10 Seminars will be held at 5.30 on alternate Tuesdays at the Waterloo Campus in Room 1.62 of the Franklin-Wilkins Building, on Stamford Street near Waterloo station. |
| 18 Mar | Birmingham | David Holton (University of Cambridge) 5.15pm in The Museum Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 27-9 Mar | Birmingham | Byzantium behind the Scenes: Power and Subversion Byzantium has traditionally been deemed a civilisation which deferred to authority and set special store by orthodoxy, canon and proper order. The Byzantine Spring Symposium in 2010 will bring together historians, art historians, scholars of literature and religion, and philosophers who will discuss shared and discipline-specific approaches to the theme of subversion. ** Call For Papers** closing date 7th Feb 2010 For up to date information, registration, programme, communications and accommodation visit the 43rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies website. |
| 30 Mar | London | Katerina Ierodiakonou (University of Athens) King's College London, Centre for Hellenic Studies: Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar 2009-10 Seminars will be held at 5.30 on alternate Tuesdays at the Waterloo Campus in Room 1.62 of the Franklin-Wilkins Building, on Stamford Street near Waterloo station. |
| February 2010 | ||
| 6 Feb | London | **CALL FOR PAPERS** 15th Annual Medieval Postgraduate Student Colloquium Within the field of art history, the Middle Ages can be perceived as static and unchanging. However, recent scholarship, fuelled by evolving forms of interdisciplinary research, has unmoored the medieval object. Focus has shifted from initial sites of production and intended function to wider questions of the physical life cycles of objects, and their developing use over time. This colloquium aims to explore medieval art and architecture with attention to notions of temporality and to the changing lives, afterlives, and histories of objects and buildings. What can shifting forms, functions, and audiences tell us about an object's status? In what ways is temporality traceable through the material record? How do objects reveal or obscure a culture's consciousness of its past and future histories? How is time measured, articulated, or encapsulated visually? We invite abstracts for 15-20 minute papers that engage with these themes, and encourage object-based as well as theoretical discussions of Late Antique, Byzantine, Western medieval, and Islamic art. Research students of all levels are encouraged to submit. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Submissions for abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by e-mail to Jack Hartnell by the closing date of We cannot offer travel subsidies for speakers, however students from outside London are encouraged to apply to their institutions for funding to attend the colloquium. |
| 11 Feb | Birmingham | Kevin Featherstone (The London School of Economics and Political Science) Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
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| 18 Feb | Oxford | GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINTUniversity of Oxford Anneli Aejmelaeus (Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Culture and Literature, University of Helsinki) Hilary Term 2010 |
| 19-21 Feb | Vienna | Maritime Archaeology Conference IN POSEIDON'S REALM XV with the subject "Byzantium at Sea. Innovation and Tradition". We are pleased to be allowed to hold this conference as guests in the rooms of our partner, the famous Natural History Museum in Vienna. Civilian and military navigation in the central and eastern Mediterranean area controlled by Byzantium from the 6th century until the fall of Constaninople (1453A.D.) including maritime contacts to the Arabian and occidental world. We are asking for papers and visual presentations dealing with naval architecture and equipment of ships, with ports and navigation, trading and military, experimental archaeology. |
| 25 Feb | Oxford | GRINFIELD LECTURES ON THE SEPTUAGINT Anneli Aejmelaeus (Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Culture and Literature, University of Helsinki) Hilary Term 2010 |
| January 2010 | ||
| 14 Jan | Birmingham | Jayne Gifford (University of West England) 5.15pm in The Museum Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 28 Jan | Birmingham | Lynn Jones (Florida State University) Hugh Kennedy (University of London) Rebecca Day (The University of Birmingham) Byzantine Neighbours (Extended Session) |
| December 2009 | ||
| 3 Dec | Birmingham | Georgi Parpulov (University of Oxford) Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 10 Dec | British Museum, London | Dr Konstantinos D. Politis (Hellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies) 6pm, Thursday 10th December 2009, Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1 The mosaics of Syria are artistically some of the highest quality in the Mediterranean world. There are around 400 which survive dating from the Graeco-Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods. The main centres of production were at Antioch, Apamea and Philipoupolis, though most areas of Syria also made mosaics. From 2003 - 2008 a new documentation project was conducted which entered all the mosaics of Syria in a custom-made database. The results of this project, illustrated with visually stunning mosaics, will be the subject of this lecture. |
| 11 Dec | Newcastle | LIGHT: a Christmas Symposium The Research Beehive, Programme Registration is free to all and includes a buffet lunch, tea and coffee. All are welcome, including students and members of the public. Places are strictly limited so early registration is essential |
| tbc | London | Lambeth Palace Library visit University of London MA and research students will be visiting Lambeth Palace Library to examine important Greek manuscripts, mainly Biblical, patristic and theological, which cover the whole Byzantine period and beyond. This annual visit is part of a close collaboration between the Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London and Lambeth Place Library over the cataloguing and study of the Greek manuscript collection. For further information please contact Charalambos Dendrinos, The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. |
| November 2009 | ||
| 10 Nov | London | SPBS Autumn Lecture Tuesday, 10th November, 2009 at 5.30pm ALL WELCOME Location map available here |
| 19 Nov | Birmingham | Denys Pringle (Cardiff University) 5.15pm in The Museum Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 20 Nov | London | annual London University Workshop Designed for MA and research students who pursue research in Classical and Byzantine texts preserved in manuscripts, the annual London University Workshop on Greek Texts, Manuscripts and Scribes will be held at The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. It will present research methods and techniques used in tracing published texts, manuscripts and scribes. Students shall be given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with Warburg Institute’s collection of printed books and electronic resources, including the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae. For further information please contact Charalambos Dendrinos, The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX. |
| October 2009 | ||
| Oct | Ioannina | 10th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography Dr Olga Karagiorgou will give a communication entitled: Strategoi of the themes of Hellas and Anatolikon. |
| 9-14 Oct | Moscow | 20th Annual Theological Conference For further information and a program of the conference [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 18-20 Oct | Crete | Symposium The conference will be structured around the following themes: |
| 26-28 Oct | Izmir | **CALL FOR PAPERS** International Workshop An international conference on the glass from Anatolia dating to the Late Antique period will take place at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) in Izmir, Turkey. We warmly invite contributions by scholars and graduate students from a variety of disciplines related to this subject. Both the excavated finds as well as museum pieces are the subject of this workshop that is offering a firm For more information see website or contact [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 26-28 Oct | Leuven | **CALL FOR PAPERS** International Conference It is well known that episcopal elections in the later Roman Empire were often a complicated and complicating event, as the controversy (and even violence) attendant upon the elections and successions of many bishops indicates. This conference will approach the phenomenon of episcopal elections and succession from the broadest possible perspective, examining the varied combination of factors, personalities, rules and habits that played a role in the process that eventually resulted in one specific candidate becoming the new bishop, and not another. The many diverse and even conflicting aspects of this phenomenon will be addressed: the influence of doctrinal conflicts, the relationship between Church and State, patronage, local habits and regional differences, chronological developments, ethnic identity. Also relevant is the development of images of the ideal bishop, especially the manner in which such idealized representations shaped the outcome of contested elections and affected the character and exercise of episcopal authority in late antique society. Proposals for papers approaching the broader theme by any number of perspectives and methodologies are welcome: particular elections, specific bishops, geographical surveys (e.g. a city or a province), and concrete texts (e.g. legislation - both civil and canonical, or, hagiography) are all legitimate points of entry shedding valuable light upon a relatively little studied phenomenon. English will be the primary conference language, although proposals for papers in French and German are equally acceptable. Following the conference there will be opportunity for participants to submit their papers for peer review, as the conference organizers intend to edit the conference proceedings for publication. Paper proposals should be sent to the conference secretary by 15 May 2009. Proposals should consist of a title and an abstract of up to 300 words providing a clear indication of the paper's thesis, sources and methodology. All those interested are encouraged to contact the conference secretary, Dr. Shawn Keough |
| September 2009 | ||
| 14-18 Sept | Istanbul | FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS The International and National Organising Committees of the 4th International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities extend an invitation to all interested scholars to participate in the forthcoming Congress, either by contributing a paper or by attending as a discussant in the proceedings. The official languages of the Congress are English, French and German. Its specific subject is the Bosporus as a gateway between the ancient West and East (1st millennium BC-5th century AD). For more information, contact: |
| July 2009 | ||
| 6-12 July | Drama, Greece | SUMMER SCHOOL The Centre for Byzantine Studies of the Aristotle University of Salonica (DPA), the Centre for Byzantine, Modern Greek and South-Eastern European Studies of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris), and the Prefecture of Drama have organised a series of courses (in English and French) as part of a summer school devoted to the topic The Interpretation of Byzantine Documents: Techniques and Methods, to be held in the city of Drama in Greece. At the end of the courses, certificates of participation will be issued to students, equivalent to 12 ECTS for students enrolled in the Master’s programme at the EHESS. To enable students to participate in the courses, the organisers are offering 25 scholarships. Contact: gramm-kbe@ad.auth.gr and byzance@ehess.fr for application details. |
| 7-31 July | Dumbarton Oaks | Dumbarton Oaks Summer School In July 2009 Dumbarton Oaks will host a 4-week summer school in Byzantine numismatics and sigillography, taught by Drs. Cécile Morrisson and John Nesbitt. The program will be open to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in any field of Byzantine studies, and to junior faculty members in the field of Byzantine studies. For additional information, please consult the full announcement on the Dumbarton Oaks website |
| 13-16 July | Leeds | Heresy and Orthodoxy The IMC seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of medieval studies. Papers and sessions on any topic or theme in the European Middle Ages are welcome. Each Congress has one particular special thematic strand on an area of interdisciplinary study in a wider context. However, this strand is not intended to be an exclusive and submissions from all spheres of medieval research, in any major European language, are welcome. In 2009, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the launch of the Albigensian Crusade the International Medieval Congress has the special thematic focus 'Heresy and Orthodoxy'. For further information, please consult the full announcement on http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/imc2009_call.html |
| 13-20 July | Belgrade | International Summer School PROGRAM EXCURSIONS Information and applications: vstankov@f.bg.ac.rs [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 16-18 July | Cardiff | Emperor and Author: the writings of Julian the Apostate Professor Susanna Elm (Berkeley) Contact Nicholas Baker-Brian or Shaun Tougher Further details about this conference, and a booking form, are now available on our website. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 20-24 July | London | CITY OF SPLENDOUR: ART AND SOCIETY IN CONSTANTINOPLE Kariye Camii, Church of Our Saviour in the Chora, Istanbul, © Cecily Hennessy Constantinople was the political and artistic capital of Byzantium for over a thousand years, celebrated for its legendary wealth and ceremony. This course traces its development from the time of Constantine to its fall in 1453. Fascinating textual accounts augment exploration of the visual heritage of this renowned city, which was enriched with palaces, adorned with magnificent churches and celebrated as the centre for manuscript illumination and myriad forms of mosaic decoration, wall-painting, metal work and ivory production. Patronage in Byzantium lay often with imperial powers and the aristocracy but also with the Church and monasteries. We discuss this in relation to the complex manifestations of political and religious power in the city and its empire. Visits include a special handling session at the British Museum and a ‘behind the scenes’ visit to the British Library. Dr Cecily Hennessy studied for her BA and MA in History of Art at the University of Washington and went on to gain a PhD in Byzantine art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2001. She has taught at universities in the USA and the UK and was Head of Short Courses and Adult Learning at the Courtauld Institute before joining Christie’s Education as a lecturer in 2006. Her book ‘Images of Children in Byzantium’ was published in 2008. For further information about The Courtauld Institute of Art Summer School or a booking form see website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| June 2009 | ||
| 3-5 June | Niš | Eighth international Symposium The Symposium shall gather renowned researchers of our past on the Day of Saints Czar Constantine and Czarina Helena, with the purpose of informing the European scholarly public about the significance of Niš for the entire Christian world. The intention of the Symposium organizers is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the Early-Christian, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine past of Niš, as well as of its reverberations to the later spiritual, cultural and artistic creative endeavors in Niš and its surrounding area, the Balkans and Europe. This would imply the interdisciplinary approach and the participation of art historians, historians, architects, archaeologists, classical philologists, literature-historians, theologians, philosophers... (website). The presented papers shall be published in the Proceedings of the Symposium that shall be promoted on the first day of the next meeting in 2010. The participants have to furnish the organizers with their respective papers together with complete scientific references by November 2009. The Symposium organizers shall cover the accommodation and meal expenses for the participants whose work paper is accepted for the presentation. The deadline for paper submission is May 10th 2009, to the following addresses: Miša Rakocija |
| 5-6 June | Budapest | HELLENIC STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT DAY We intend to investigate a wide range of aspects regarding the transmission and transformation of Hellenic traditions in the Greek-speaking world and beyond. Special attention will be offered to the circulation of ideas as well as the continuous exchange of cultural and material practices with the neighboring regions. For this reason, a wide chronological span is envisaged, from the Late Antiquity until the immediate period after the Fall of Constantinople. Keynote speakers will be Dr. Ruth Macrides (University of Birmingham) and Dr. Petre Guran (South-Eastern European Research Institute of the Romanian Academy). For more information contact [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 6 June | London | Visualising Late Antiquity Workshop 1 PROGRAMME Room details: Council Room (K2.29) , near the chapel, on the first floor of King's (Strand Campus), the Strand, London, WC2R 2LS. Entrance is free, though places are limited. To reserve a place please email Michael Mulryan Location details see website |
| 13 June | London | Institute of Classical Studies Byzantine Colloquium With the generous support of the Institute and the Turkish Embassy, we will be hearing reports on Byzantine excavations in Istanbul, including those at the Yeni Kapi site, uncovering both the Theodosian Harbour, and also the neolithic origins of habitation on the site. There will also be papers examining the inheritance of the Byzantine in Ottoman culture. For the full programme see website [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 13-15 June | Monemvasia | MONEMVASIOTIKOS HOMILOS The Symposium will be dedicated to the memory of Angeliki Laiou Scholars wishing to present papers within the theme of the Symposium are kindly requested to send the title of their proposed paper along with an abstract following the instructions stated below, not later than the 30th of April 2009. The communications should be original, unpublished and up to 20’ in length. Papers can be presented in Greek or English. The permanent Scientific Committee reserves the right to decide which papers will be accepted. The members of the Committee are: Accommodation and transportation from and to Athens by a specially hired coach can be offered to the speakers and the Committee members. There is no subscription fee for the Symposium, which is open to anyone interested. Contact: Haris Kalligas, Monemvasiotikos Homilos, MONEMVASIA GR 23070 See website for further information [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 23-26 June | Moscow | The International Symposium The basic aim of the symposium is to elaborate innovative methodological approaches and to reveal significant phenomena within research field of Hierotopy - studies in the creation of sacred spaces, which spans the traditional disciplines of art history, anthropology, and history of religions. The results of actual research in this direction have been already presented in several publications, among them in three collections of articles ‘Hierotopy. The Creation of Sacred Spaces in Byzantium and Medieval Russia’, ‘Hierotopy. Comparative Studies of Sacred Spaces’, and ‘New Jerusalems. Iconography and Hierotopy’, which were based on symposia of 2004 and 2006. For additional information, please, contact Mr Alexandr Godovanets, Assistant of the Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Arts. |
| 23-30 June | Birmingham | 1st International Symposium Symposium Themes Working Sections Deadline for submission of full paper and registration: May 20 Email: symposium@manuscript.ge |
| 26-27 June | Birmingham | Sylvester Syropoulos conference Speakers will include - Please also see our website for background on this project. Registration fee for two days, including lunches: £50/ £30 (students). For more information, please email Mary Cunningham. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 6-8 June | Famagusta | Mediterranean Worlds Conference Eastern Mediterranean University invites participation in an interdisciplinary conference on the narratives of this remarkable region. What is of express interest to this conference is the way in which civilisational shifts, fusions, faultlines and oscillations of the Mediterranean world have given rise to extraordinary interpretations, life-world strategies and symbolic constructions. Some of the panels of this conference will be partially or entirely devoted to Byzantine history and art, with particular regard to landscape and urbanism in eastern Cyprus during the Middle Ages. Dr Luca Zavagno will give a paper entitled; A study in Early Byzantine Urbanism: Salamis-Constantia between the Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. For further details about this conference, contact: |
| May 2009 | ||
| 1-3 May | Dumbarton Oaks | Dumbarton Oaks 2009 Spring Byzantine Dumbarton Oaks is pleased to announce that the registration form for the 2009 spring symposium: Morea: The Land and Its People in the Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, is now available on the Dumbarton Oaks website. To access the form and for further information please visit our website. [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 6-7 May | Belfast | INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE DAY An International Graduate Day at the Institute of Byzantine Studies at Queen's University in Belfast. This event will be a good opportunity for students to present their work and to share their experiences. During this day there will be the possibility for graduate researchers to highlight their work, to share opinions and build international networks. Thursday 7 May 2009 Nicola Bergamo, Christophe Marin & Pia Felicitas Rawle [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 6-8 May | Leuven | International Conference For further information about this international conference, |
| 7 May | Cambridge | Dr Maria Athanassopoulou (University of Cyprus), Reconsidering Modernism: the exile poems of Giannis Ritsos University of Cambridge: Modern Greek lecture series |
| 7-9 May | Sinope | SINOPE - THE RESULTS OF FIFTEEN YEARS OF RESEARCHES In 2009, fifteen years will have passed since the archaeological exploration of Sinope has been resumed. The city has become a centre of international interest and the studies have renewed our knowledge of the city. Time has come now to gather and discuss all these new data during an international Symposium. It will be held from the 7th to the 9th of May 2009 in Sinope itself. Proceedings will be published, and will be, without doubt, a valuable reference book, first of its type, about Sinope. We will be honoured if you could participate to our meeting by presenting a paper or a poster. The working languages will be in English and French. You will be our guest in Sinope. Could you please inform us of your participation before the 15th of September by filling the registration form attached, and send an abstract in English of maximum two pages before the 30th of October. An Internet site will be installed for the diffusion of the informations. For further info and registration form, please contact: [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 11 May | London | Amanda Claridge (Royal Holloway) 5.30pm in Seminar Room 1, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London. For further details contact: A Claridge or Peter Stewart |
| 26 May | Cambridge | Prof Wendy Davies (University College London) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| 28-31 May | London | BRITISH MUSEUM BYZANTINE SEMINAR A three and a half day conference on Thursday 28th May, Friday 29th May, Saturday 30th May and the morning of Sunday 31st May 2009 to be held in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre, the Great Court, British Museum. For further details contact: Chris Entwistle, Curator, Late Roman and Byzantine Collections, Department of Prehistory and Europe, British Museum, Gt Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG Conference fee: £60. Cheques payable to the British Museum [Posted on BEDLAM: Byzantine Email Distribution List and Mailings.] |
| 29-31 May | Thessaloniki | 30th Congress of Greek History Society Dr Triantafyllitsa Maniati-Kokkini title tba |
| 30-31 May | Nottingham | Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference Migration, travel and trade, the development of ideas and establishment of organisations - the medieval world was shaped by physical and ideological movements. Under this year's theme of North & South, East & West, we aim to bring together the wide geographic area, vast range of disciplines, and variety of techniques which the study of the medieval world encompasses to explore new and collaborative approaches. The conference will be held over two days and will include paper presentations and a poster session. Costs: Students £10 Staff £20 |
| 12 May | Cambridge | Prof Chris Wickham (All Souls, Oxford) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| March 2009 | ||
| 3 Mar | Cambridge | Prof Mayke DeJong (Utrecht) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| 3 Mar | London | Emilie van Opstall (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Saint David’s Room, Strand Campus, 5.30pm |
| 9 Mar | London | Ben Russell (Oxford) 5.30pm in Seminar Room 1, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London. For further details contact: A Claridge or Peter Stewart |
| 17 Mar | Nottingham | Dr Caroline Humfress (Birkbeck College, University of London) University of Nottingham: The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies |
| 17 Mar | London | Ioanna Christoforaki (Academy of Athens) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Saint David’s Room, Strand Campus, 5.30pm |
| 17 Mar | London | Byzantium Comes to Britain In contrast to the polytheistic religions and their exuberant depictions of their many gods, Christianity, Judaism and Islam have distinct reservations about displaying images of their God. Panellists Professor Judith Herrin, King’s College London; Dr Sabiha Al Khemir, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha; Professor Philip Alexander, University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies; and historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes explore iconoclasm and why, when and how it happens. Time: 6.30-7.30 p.m. |
| 18 Mar | Nottingham | Professor Dr. Michaela Konrad University of Nottingham: The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies |
| 19 Mar | Birmingham | Tim Greenwood (St Andrews) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 24 Mar | London | Claudia Rapp (UCLA) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Saint David’s Room, Strand Campus, 5.30pm |
| February 2009 | ||
| 3 Feb | Cambridge | Prof Peter Heather (King’s College London) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| 5 Feb | London | Annual Runciman Lecture King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Great Hall, King’s College London. |
| 6 Feb | London | The University of London Working Seminar on Editing Byzantine Texts from Manuscripts will resume its regular meetings on Fridays 16.30-18.30, starting on Friday 6 February 2009, at the Institute of Historical Research, Seminar Room, third floor, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. For further information:: |
| 9 Feb | London | Lisa Shekede (Independent) 5.30pm in Seminar Room 1, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London. For further details contact: A Claridge or Peter Stewart |
| 10 Feb | London | Catherine Holmes (University of Oxford) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Saint David’s Room, Strand Campus, 5.30pm |
| 12 Feb | Birmingham | Laura James (London) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 17 Feb | Cambridge | Prof Jill Harries (St Andrews) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| 17 Feb | London | Annual BIAA Lecture King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Council Room, King’s College London, TBC |
| 18 Feb | Nottingham | Dr Clive Bridger (Xanten Regional Müseum) University of Nottingham: The Centre for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies |
| 21 Feb | Cambridge | Cross-Cultural Interactions between the Mediterranean and Western Europe during the Late Byzantine (Palaiologan) Period OU East of England Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge. For further information download Word.doc (193kb) |
| 20-22 Feb | Cambridge | The Friends of Mount Athos will hold their next residential conference at Madingley Hall, Cambridge, over the weekend of 20-22 February 2009. For further details (available in due course) please contact Dr Graham Speake, Hon Secretary, Friends of Mount Athos, Ironstone Farmhouse, Milton, Banbury OX15 4HH speakeg@aol.com |
| 23 Feb | London | Jason Mander (Oxford) 5.30pm in Seminar Room 1, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London. For further details contact: A Claridge or Peter Stewart |
| 24 Feb | London | Barbara Zipser (Royal Holloway University of London) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Council Room, King’s College London, TBC |
| 26 Feb | Birmingham | Vassilis Lambropoulos (Michigan) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 27 Feb | London | Byzantium Comes to Britain A Study Day at the British Museum. This workshop is being organised by the British Museum, the Leverhulme Network, the Sussex Centre for Byzantine Cultural History and the Courtauld Institute, with support from LCACE. It will focus on how Byzantine art was made and the ways in which manufacturing techniques affect appearance. For further details and booking information: |
| 28 Feb | London | Byzantium Comes to Britain Byzantium may seem remote from London both in time and space. This workshop will bring the two societies together by investigating the ways in which they interacted in the past and by exploring the reminders, remnants and reflections of Byzantium that can be found in London today. Venue: Hellenic Centre, Paddington Street |
| 28 Feb | York | Byzantine Ravenna Department of History of Art, University of York and SPBS http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/histart/byzantine-ravenna.html for details and registration (£5 for SPBS members which includes refreshments and sandwich lunch). |
| January 2009 | ||
| Jan | Pavia | Every year the Center for Studies and Research on Ancient Law organizes an intensive and residential course related to Ancient Law. The theme for the academic year 2008/2009 is Byzantine Law. |
| 15 Jan | Birmingham | Peter Lock (York) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
| 15-17 Jan | London | Authority in Byzantium This conference is stimulated by two events. One is the retirement of Judith Herrin as Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at King’s College. The other is the presence at the Royal Academy of the first major international exhibition in London on Byzantium. Both events encourage us to reflect on the astonishing progress in Byzantine Studies in recent decades, which has enabled us to ask new questions, and review old assumptions. In this spirit, we wish to explore the conventional but resilient view of Byzantium as a society constrained by authority which was rarely questioned. We propose to investigate both the ways in which authority was presented, but also how it was modified through a process of interpretation and remodelling; in this investigation, we will be calling upon insights from Byzantine scholars, and also scholars of the western middle ages. For further details and booking information: |
| 17 Jan | London | Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe (King’s College London) King’s College London: Centre for Hellenic Studies Saint David’s Room, Strand Campus, 5.30pm |
| 20 Jan | Cambridge | Dr Alan Thacker (IHR) University of Cambridge: Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Studies Seminar The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
| 21 Jan | Cardiff | Late Antique and Byzantine Historiography Mark Humphries (Swansea) Humanities Building, Colum Drive, Room 2.03 For further information and expressions of interest please contact Dr Shaun Tougher |
| 29 Jan | Birmingham | Gunnar De Boel (Ghent) University of Birmingham: Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies |
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